Occupational Therapy for Children with DCD and Academic Difficulties: A Pan-Canadian Survey.

IF 1.7 3区 医学 Q2 REHABILITATION
Eliane Dionne, Annette Majnemer, Miriam H Beauchamp, Marie Brossard-Racine
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Introduction. Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) often experience academic challenges. Although children with DCD are frequently referred to Occupational Therapy (OT) to help alleviate some of their motor and functional challenges, the actual practices of OTs regarding academic activities remain underexplored in this group. Objectives. This study aimed to describe the nature and extent of Canadian OT practices regarding academic activities in children with DCD. Methods. A survey was sent to pediatric OTs through national and provincial OT associations and licensing organizations, to gather information on assessment and intervention practices related to core academic activities in children with DCD. Findings. A total of 229 OTs completed the survey (170 females, 74%). Occupational Therapies reported assessing or providing intervention for academic activities, most frequently handwriting (96% assessed and 85% intervened), writing (74% and 65%), mathematics (72% and 68%), and reading (66% and 59%). With respect to intervention services, up to 78% of OTs provided direct intervention, compared to 51% for indirect or consultative services. Conclusion. Most Canadian pediatric OTs typically assess and provide intervention for handwriting and, to a lesser extent, other academic activities. These practices vary depending on work setting and experience.

学业障碍儿童的职业治疗:一项泛加拿大调查。
介绍。患有发育协调障碍(DCD)的儿童经常会遇到学业上的挑战。虽然患有DCD的儿童经常接受职业治疗(OT)来帮助减轻他们的一些运动和功能挑战,但在这一群体中,关于学术活动的实际实践仍未得到充分的探索。目标。本研究旨在描述加拿大关于DCD儿童学术活动的OT实践的性质和程度。方法。通过国家和省级OT协会和许可组织向儿科OT发送了一项调查,以收集与DCD儿童核心学术活动相关的评估和干预措施的信息。发现。共有229名门诊医生完成了调查(170名女性,占74%)。职业疗法报告评估或提供学术活动干预,最常见的是手写(96%评估,85%干预),写作(74%和65%),数学(72%和68%),以及阅读(66%和59%)。在干预服务方面,高达78%的门诊医生提供直接干预,而提供间接或咨询服务的比例为51%。结论。大多数加拿大儿科门诊医生通常对书写进行评估并提供干预,在较小程度上,对其他学术活动也进行干预。这些做法因工作环境和经验而异。
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CiteScore
2.80
自引率
11.10%
发文量
46
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: The Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy was first published in September 1933. Since that time, it has fostered advancement and growth in occupational therapy scholarship. The mission of the journal is to provide a forum for leading-edge occupational therapy scholarship that advances theory, practice, research, and policy. The vision is to be a high-quality scholarly journal that is at the forefront of the science of occupational therapy and a destination journal for the top scholars in the field, globally.
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